1940s Unlabeled Spectacular Floral Printed Brown Silk Swing Dress designer-la-mendola cuffs and hem are finished

cuffs and hem are finished with luxurious panels of dark mink picking up the dark portioned squares within

Under this the skirt falls in a swirl of fabric cut to flare out and swing

This suit appeared in the February issue of French Vogue

The dress is a single tube of that slinky black

The McQueen website has this to say of this collection:

1940s Unlabeled Spectacular Floral Printed Brown Silk Swing Dress designer-la-mendola cuffs and hem are finishedThis is one of those absolutely beautiful printed silk dresses that you can only find from the 1940s. It was definitely stored properly for all these years because the colors in the print are as crisp and vibrant as the day it was made. The base of the dress is a deep chocolate brown and then onto this are beautiful sprigs of flowers that have the feel of being hand painted onto the fabric, even though they are of course screened on. The cut is fitted